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- Russia to bring back to life Nigeria’s major steel plant project, abandoned for decades
Nigeria wants Russia’s assistance to finally launch its steel plant, Ajaokuta Steel, sometimes called the “bedrock” of the nation’s industrialization, which was almost completed in the 1980s, but has never become operational.Nov 3, 2019 09:23Business News - Action Against Hunger ‘FED BOKO HARAM,’ Nigerian Army claims, as its SHUTS the NGO’s officesThe Nigerian Army, operating in the country’s besieged northeast, has shut the offices of NGO Action Against Hunger (AAH). The group is accused of aiding terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS).Sep 20, 2019 16:25World News
- ‘We dropped from the sky’: Nigerian plane breaks nose gear on emergency landing (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)A Nigerian Air Peace Boeing 737 has nearly crashed after its nose landing gear snapped during a hard landing north of Lagos, where it was diverted after running into turbulence.Jul 23, 2019 23:52World News
- UK ‘didn’t understand’ Nigerian society when it said sex slaves return ‘wealthy’ & ‘enjoy status’British officials controversially implied that human-trafficking victims from Nigeria become rich and get royal treatment upon returning home, when, in fact, the opposite is true, a Nigerian journalist told RT.Jul 2, 2019 10:39World News
- Nigeria's women's World Cup team threaten sit-in protest at team hotel over unpaid bonusesThe Nigerian women's World Cup squad has threatened to stage a sit-in protest, after claiming that unpaid bonuses and allowances haven't been processed by the Nigerian Football Federation after their last-16 defeat by Germany.Jun 23, 2019 15:50Sport News
- IAAF struggles to return $135,000 mistakenly transferred to Nigerian Athletics FederationThe International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has given the Nigerian Athletics Federation (AFN) a two-week deadline to bring back $135,000 which was mistakenly sent to its account two years ago.May 16, 2019 11:25Sport News
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